The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola | LC | breeding | 1997 | 2,000-3,500 breeding pairs | B2 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | 1997 | 20,000-49,999 individuals | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Mixed woodland | - |
Shrubland | Scrub | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Fens, transition mires and springs | - |
Marine Intertidal | - | |
Marine Neritic | - | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
military | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Koporski Bay. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/koporski-bay-iba-russia-(european) on 01/12/2023.